Behind the scenes — Zatonsky Moments

About · Zatonsky Moments · Los Angeles · est. 2023

A studio built
for work that stays.

A wedding photo and film production company founded by Mikhail and Kate Zatonsky — based in Los Angeles, working across Southern California with a trusted team.

At work — Zatonsky Moments studio

Zatonsky Moments · Los Angeles · est. 2023

Built around taste,
discipline,
and a way of seeing.

Zatonsky Moments is a wedding photo and film production company founded by Mikhail and Kate Zatonsky.

Built on more than thirteen years of experience, the studio was shaped around a simple idea: meaningful work comes from taste, discipline, and the ability to see a wedding with both emotion and clarity.

What began as a personal creative practice grew into a production company grounded in one consistent standard — refined imagery, thoughtful direction, and a client experience that feels calm from the first conversation to the final delivery.

Today, Zatonsky Moments works with a trusted team of photographers and filmmakers who share that same philosophy. Every wedding is approached with care, visual sensitivity, and a deep respect for the story being told.

Editorial,
but never cold.
Emotional,
but never excessive.
Elegant,
but still fully alive.

We believe the strongest photographs and films do more than document a day. They preserve atmosphere. They hold memory. They give shape to what mattered.

That is the standard behind every story we create.

Experience
13+ years
Based in
SoCal
We cover
Photo & Film
Mikhail & Kate Zatonsky — founders of Zatonsky Moments

Founders of Zatonsky Moments.

What we built was never meant to feel like a volume studio or a one-person brand. From the beginning, the goal was to create a trusted production company where every wedding carries the same level of taste, care, and creative direction.

Founders · Studio direction · Client experience

Our standard

We are not interested in images that are only impressive for a season.
We care about work that stays.

Every story created by the studio is shaped by the same principles: taste, tone, emotional clarity, and work that still feels alive years later.

The team behind the standard

One aligned studio team.

Zatonsky Moments is more than the two of us — behind every wedding stands a trusted crew of photographers, filmmakers, editors, and color artists. Everyone here shares the same care, taste, and calm presence.

Founders

Studio direction
Mikhail — Zatonsky Moments

Mikhail

Co-Founder · Photographer · Videographer

Kate — Zatonsky Moments

Kate

Co-Founder · Studio & client experience

Photography & Film

On the day
Nicholas-Nem — Zatonsky Moments

Nicholas-Nem

Photographer

Daniel — Zatonsky Moments

Daniel

Videographer

Peter — Zatonsky Moments

Peter

Photographer

Hasmik — Zatonsky Moments

Hasmik

Photographer

Marat — Zatonsky Moments

Marat

Videographer

Post-production

The studio look
Angelina — Zatonsky Moments

Angelina

Retoucher

Alyona — Zatonsky Moments

Alyona

Retoucher

Mike — Zatonsky Moments

Mike

Editor

Studio support

Around the work
Kristina — Zatonsky Moments

Kristina

Manager & client support

Anna — Zatonsky Moments

Anna

Content & social strategy

12 people  ·  one studio standard

A trusted team of photographers and filmmakers, working under one studio standard — thoughtful, refined, and fully aligned in the way we see and tell a wedding day.

If you'd like to work with us

We'd love to hear from you.

Tell us about your wedding day — names, the rough date, where you'd love to be photographed. We respond personally within a day.